This collection is likely to become a regular in reading lists for students of policing. It is well served by a good preface, useful bibliographies with each chapter and a thoughtful biographical essay on Reiner by Newburn and Rock.
- P.W. Neyroud, The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice v 52(2)
...deserves to become a solid reference on policing and criminal justice as they were in the opening decade of the 21st century. It will be of interest to policing scholars, and, as a pedagogical tool, appropriate for graduate courses in criminology, sociology and political science.
- Jean Sauvageau, Law and Politics Book Review Volume 23, Number 3